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Woodlawn Cemetery (Elmira, New York)

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Location
  
Elmira, New York

NRHP Reference #
  
04001117

Phone
  
+1 607-732-0151

Architect
  
Pierce and Bickford

Year built
  
1864

Added to NRHP
  
6 October 2004

Woodlawn Cemetery (Elmira, New York)

Address
  
1200 Walnut St, Elmira, NY 14905, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMSuggest an edit

Burials
  
Mark Twain, John W. Jones, Olivia Langdon Clemens

Similar
  
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Profiles

Woodlawn Cemetery is the name of a cemetery in Elmira, New York, United States. The most famous person buried in it is Mark Twain. Many members of the United States Congress, including Jacob Sloat Fassett are also interred there.

Within Woodlawn Cemetery is the distinct Woodlawn National Cemetery, begun with the interment of Confederate prisoners from the nearby Elmira Prison (dubbed "Hellmira" by its inmates) during the American Civil War. It is run by the United States Veterans Administration.

Both cemeteries are still active and together were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notable burials

  • Frank LaMar Christian (1876-1955), prison warden
  • Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) author
  • Ernie Davis Heisman Trophy winner from Syracuse University
  • Hal Roach comedy film & television producer
  • John W. Jones ex-slave and sexton of Woodlawn National Cemetery
  • Jacob Sloat Fassett Congressman
  • Lucius Robinson, Governor of New York
  • John Arnot, Jr. Congressman, Mayor, Civil War Veteran, Businessman
  • References

    Woodlawn Cemetery (Elmira, New York) Wikipedia


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